History Trivia / HouseOfCardsUS

** FakeAmerican: English Jayne Atkinson as American Catherine Durant; Swedish Joel Kinneman as Will Conway.

** FakeAmerican: English Jayne Atkinson as American Catherine Durant.

* DirectedByCastMember: Robin Wright has directed at least 5 episodes.

* DirectedByCastMember: Robin Wright directed three episodes - Chapter 23, Chapter 35, and Chapter 38.

** Claire Underwood is Robin Wright Penn, who was [[Film/ForrestGump Jenny]] and [[Film/ThePrincessBride Buttercup]].

** In reality, Michel Gill (President Garrett Walker) is married to Jayne Atkinson (Secretary of State Catherine Durant).

** Michael Kelly's (Doug Stamper) real-life kids Franke and Clinton make an appearance in Chapter 36 as Doug's nephews. They even have the same names.
* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Kelly [=AuCoin=], who plays Doug Stamper's brother Gary, seems to have been cast because he looks like a twin to Michael Kelly.

* ActorAllusion: Let's be honest, when Claire is chewed out for running through the cemetery, you half expected the old woman to start shouting [[Film/ThePrincessBride "BOO! BOO! BOO!"]], right?

** Michael Kelly's (Doug Stamper) real-life kids Franke and Clinton make an appearance in Chapter 36 as Doug's nephews.

* When Frank Underwood visits Petrov in the Jordan Valley in Chapter 36, the Navy SEAL security team riding in the Hummers with him are all real Navy SEALS that Kevin Spacey worked with on ''Film/CaptainPhillips''. The Navy SEAL on his immediate left when Frank steps out of the vehicle is Spacey's actual bodyguard in real life.

* When Frank Underwood visits Petrov in the Jordan Valley in Chapter 36, the Navy SEAL security team riding in the Hummers with him are all real Navy SEALS that Kevin Spacey worked with on ''Film/CaptainPhilips''. The Navy SEAL on his immediate left when Frank steps out of the vehicle is Spacey's actual bodyguard in real life.

* StarMakingRole: Kate Mara was far from obscure prior to the show, having appeared in a number of critically acclaimed dramas like ''Film/BrokebackMountain'', ''Film/WeAreMarshall'', and ''Film/OneHundredAndTwentySevenHours'' and from her recurring roles on ''Series/TwentyFour'' and ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryMurderHouse''. Additionally, she was well-known for being Creator/RooneyMara's sister. But it was her role as Zoe Barnes that truly put her on the map. Too bad she barely made it past one season.

* StarMakingRole: Kate Mara was far from obscure prior to the show, having appeared in a number of critically acclaimed dramas like ''Film/BrokebackMountain'', ''Film/WeAreMarshall'', and ''Film/OneHundredAndTwentySevenHours'' and from her recurring rles on ''Series/TwentyFour'' and ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryMurderHouse''. Additionally, she was well-known for being Creator/RooneyMara's sister. But it was her role as Zoe Barnes that truly put her on the map. Too bad she barely made it past one season.

* NamesTheSame: Rather bizarrely, Doug Stamper is the ''only'' character to have the same last name as their British counterpart (Tim Stamper). Similarly, Francis Underwood is the only character to have the same first name as his British counterpart (Francis Urquhart), and Claire also always addresses him by that name; everyone else addresses him as 'Frank Underwood' because a Southern gentleman named Francis would insist that you call him 'Frank', and a British aristocrat would faint at the idea.

* ActorAllusion: When Claire is chewed out for running through the cemetery, you half expect the old woman to start shouting [[Film/ThePrincessBride "Boo, boo, boo!"]]

* DirectedByCastMember: Robin Wright directed three episodes.

** FakeAmerican: English Jayne Atkinson as Catherine Durant.
** FakeRussian: Danish Lars Mikkelsen as Vladimir Putin expy Viktor Petrov.

** Frank Underwood is Creator/KevinSpacey.

** George Hearst from ''Series/{{Deadwood}}'' is Raymond Tusk. These two roles of Gerald [=McRaney=]'s are quite similar: both are fantastically wealthy businessmen who use political corruption and strongarm tactics to advance their empires. While at first they seem to be surprisingly down-to-earth and humble, they are actually ruthless and maniacally greedy.
*** There are at least three actors shared with ''Deadwood'': [=McRaney=], Molly Parker (Jackie Sharp), and Kim Dickens.

** The teachers are represented by [[Series/TheSopranos Mikey Palmice]].

* NamesTheSame: Rather bizarrely, Doug Stamper is the ''only'' character to have the same name as their British counterpart (Tim Stamper), though only the last one. Technically, Frank does this too, as his real first name is Francis and his wife calls him Francis, but everyone else calls him Frank because that's what a Southern gentleman would insist you address him as.

** Jayne Atkinson, who plays Catherine Durant, is married to Michel Gill, who plays President Garrett Walker.

* ActorAllusion: When Claire is chewed out for running through the cemetery, you half expect the old woman to start saying [[Film/ThePrincessBride "Boo, boo, boo!"]]

** Jayne Atkinson, who plays Catherine Durant, is married to Michal Gill, who plays President Garrett Walker.

* RealLifeRelative: Jayne Atkinson, who plays Catherine Durant, is married to Michael Gill, who plays President Walker.

** [[Series/{{Sherlock}} Charles Augustus Magnussen]] is now the Russian President.

* FakeNationality: Indian-American Sakina Jaffrey as Hispanic-American Linda Vasquez.
** FakeAmerican: Jayne Atkinson as Catherine Durant.
** FakeRussian: Lars Mikkelsen (a Dane) as a Vladimir Putin expy.

** George Hearst from ''Series/{{Deadwood}}'' is Raymond Tusk. The parts are quite similar: both are fantastically wealthy businessmen who use political corruption and strongarm tactics to advance their empires. While at first they seem to be surprisingly down-to-earth and humble, they are actually ruthless and maniacally greedy.

*** The series has ''over ninety'' actors in common with ''Person of Interest''.

* NamesTheSame: Rather bizarrely, Doug Stamper is the ''only'' character to have the same name as their British counterpart (Tim Stamper), though only the last one.
* OneOfUs: Frank Underwood. An avid fan of video games, specifically first person shooters, that he plays at night to help relax. He also has a collection of ''GearsOfWar'' action figures, stolen from Peter Russo's son, that he keeps in his office desk and uses as props to intimidate a pair of junior congressmen to supporting the Watershed bill. The first thing he notices when he visits Peter Russo's condo is his son's [=PSVita=] lying on the coffee table. Frank picks it up like a kid on Christmas morning and even asks Peter what games he has for it before finally setting it down.

** [[Creator/KevinSpacey Frank Underwood]] is ''[[Film/SupermanReturns Lex Luthor]]''.
** Claire Underwood is [[Film/ForrestGump Jenny.]]

** [[Series/{{Deadwood}} Joanie Stubbs]] / [[Series/{{Treme}} Janette Desautel]] became an intrepid reporter.

** [[Series/BoardwalkEmpire Mickey Doyle]] is hired to write a panegiric book about the President's policies

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* NamesTheSame: Rather bizarrely, Doug Stamper is the ''only'' character to have the same name as their British counterpart, though only the last one.